State elections were held in the

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on 20 February 1921 to elect 406 of the 428 members of the

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p762 The

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of the

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, Centre Party, and

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suffered major losses, losing one-third of its collective voteshare from 1919, but retained a narrow majority. The right-liberal

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(DVP) and reactionary nationalist

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(DNVP) made the largest gains, with the DNVP becoming the second largest party by voteshare. The

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contested its first Prussian election, winning 31 seats. No election was held on the constituency of Oppeln due to the

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, which was held one month after the state elections. The delegation of 22 deputies which had been elected in Oppeln in 1919 continued in office until a 1922 by-election. The discrepancy between these results meant that the Centre Party held more seats in the Landtag than the DNVP after the 1921 election, despite winning fewer votes.

Results

No election took place in constituency #9 (Oppeln); for this purpose, members of this constituency elected in the 1919 election retained their seats.

Results by constituency

1922 Oppeln by-election

Notes

References

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